Pablo Picasso—born Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito Ruiz y Picasso—is quite possibly the most famous artist that has ever lived, both during his own life and now decades after. Continue reading. . . . . . read more
Edgar Degas was a French artist who is best known for his drawings, paintings and sculptures of ballerinas; as well as many sketches and sculptures of horses. Early on in life, he began to look for novel ways to show the human form, especially in movement. . . . . . read more
Spanish artist Francisco Goya painted portraits for the King of Spain, made political paintings about the French invasion, and created nightmare artwork from his own dark mind. Click to read more about Francisco Goya.. . . read more
17th century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez was court painter to the King of Spain. Famous paintings by Diego Velazquez include Las Meninas, The Water Seller of Seville, and Pope Innocent X. . . . read more
Andy Warhol (famous pop artist of the 50's, 60's, and 70's) created mass-produced artwork and combined commercialism with fine art. Learn how Andy Warhol's silkscreen Marilyn Monroe prints and Campbell's Soup cans changed the art world.. . . read more
Famous artist and portrait painter John Singer Sargent was known for painting wealthy aristocrats as well as the controversial painting: Madame X. Other oil portraits by John Singer Sargent include the famous Lady Agnew of Lochnaw.. . . read more
Looking for pre-stretched, pre-primed canvas? My review of FrenchCanvas.com includes a 10% discount for artists who mention EmptyEasel.com when they buy a canvas. Buy quality stretched, primed, gallery wrap canvases for low prices at FrenchCanvas.com.. . . read more
Do you scribble cartoons all day at work? Or if you're a bit younger, are your doodles the only thing getting you through Algebra, Biology, or whatever you have eighth period? If so then there's a place for you. . . click here to learn more.. . . read more
When I bought my Wacom Graphire a few months ago it came with Corel Painter Essentials. Since I had Photoshop already, I didn’t even bother installing Painter at first—I figured that anything Corel Painter could offer me I could already do in Photoshop. Well, this week I actually took a. . . read more
There’s been a few news-worthy items (to artists anyway) that popped up on the internet over the last few weeks. You might remember my review of ArtistsOnline.org.uk - well, no longer is this website limited only to UK artists and buyers. And the other surprise of the month was. . . read more
Peter Paul Rubens was arguably one of the best painters of the 17th century Baroque style, and certainly the most famous Northern European painter of his day.. . . read more
Learn about Michelangelo Buonarroti, painter of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo created some of the most beautiful sculptures, frescos, and paintings in all of history, and is possibly the most famous artist that ever lived.. . . read more
A few weeks ago I came across a post written by gallery owner Edward Winkleman, of the Winkleman Gallery in New York.
In it, Edward replied to a letter he received from an artist which asked him how artists should go about approaching galleries, or how to find the gallery that is the right. . . read more
Bloggers are a diverse bunch, aren’t they? And art blogs are no different. You never know exactly what you’ll get when you visit an art blog for the first time. That’s why I think it’s always worth mentioning the people online who contribute to the world of art day in and day out -. . . read more